Switching Off Water Softening System; Regeneration Of The Water Softening System - Bosch SM Series User Manual

Place the lid back on the dispenser
4.
and turn to close.
Switching off water softening
system
Note
To avoid damage to the appliance, only
switch off the water softening system in
the following cases:
¡ The water hardness is max. 26 °E
and you are using combined deter-
gents with salt replacement sub-
stances. According to manufactur-
ers, combined detergents with salt
replacement substances can gener-
ally only be used up to a water hard-
ness of 26°°E without adding spe-
cial salt.
¡ The water hardness is 0 - 8°°E. You
do not need to use special salt.
Press ⁠ .
1.
Hold programme button A and press
2.
repeatedly until the display
shows H:xx.
Overview of consumption values with regeneration the water softening
system
Here you can find an overview of the maximum additional running time and con-
sumption values during regeneration of the water softening system.
You can find the column applicable to your model in the quick reference guide ac-
cording to its water consumption in the Eco 50° programme.
Water consump-
tion in litres (de-
pending on
model)
6.5 / 6.7
7.5 / 7.7
9.5
above 10.5
The consumption values specified are
laboratory measurements determined
in accordance with the currently applic-
Regeneration of
the water soften-
ing system after x
rinse cycles
8
7
6
5
Release programme button A and
3.
a Programme button A flashes and the
display shows H:04.
Press programme button C re-
4.
peatedly until the display shows
H:00.
Press
5.
a The water softening system is
switched off and the salt refill indic-
ator is deactivated.
Regeneration of the water
softening system
In order to obtain fault-free function of
the water softening system, the appli-
ance performs reheating of the water
softening system at regular intervals.
Regeneration of the water softening
system takes place before the end of
the main rinse cycle in all programmes.
It will increase the run time and con-
sumption values, e.g. water and electri-
city.
Additional run-
ning time in
minutes
7
7
7
7
able standard and using the Eco 50°
programme and the factory value of the
water hardness is set to 16 - 20°E.
Water softening system en
⁠ .
to save the setting.
Additional water
consumption in
litres
5
5
5
5
Additional power
consumption in
kWh
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
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